A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide for the apportioning of court system personnel through a workload formula.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑60(a1) reads as rewritten:
"(a1)	The counties of the State are organized into prosecutorial districts, and each district has the counties and the number of full‑time assistant district attorneys as prescribed in a workload formula set forth and adopted by the Conference of District Attorneys and recommended to the Administrative Officer of the Courts and minimally set forth in the following table:
		No. of Full‑Time
		Prosecutorial		Asst. District
		District	Counties	Attorneys
	1	Camden, Chowan, Currituck,	11
		Dare, Gates, Pasquotank,
		Perquimans
	2	Beaufort, Hyde, Martin,	7
		Tyrrell, Washington
	3A	Pitt	11
	3B	Carteret, Craven, Pamlico	11
	4	Duplin, Jones, Onslow,	16
		Sampson
	5	New Hanover, Pender	16
	6A	Halifax	5
	6B	Bertie, Hertford,	5
		Northampton
	7	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	18
	8	Greene, Lenoir, Wayne	13
	9	Franklin, Granville,	12
		Vance, Warren	
	9A	Person, Caswell	5
	10	Wake	38
	11	Harnett, Johnston, Lee	16
	12	Cumberland	21
	13	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus	12
	14	Durham	15
	15A	Alamance	10
	15B	Orange, Chatham	9
	16A	Scotland, Hoke	6
	16B	Robeson	13
	17A	Rockingham	6
	17B	Stokes, Surry	7
	18	Guilford	30
	19A	Cabarrus	8
	19B	Montgomery, Randolph	8
	19C	Rowan	7
	19D	Moore	4
	20A	Anson, Richmond,	10
		Stanly
	20B	Union	8
	21	Forsyth	20
	22	Alexander, Davidson, Davie,	20
		Iredell 
	23	Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes,	7
		Yadkin 
	24	Avery, Madison, Mitchell,	6
		Watauga, Yancey
	25	Burke, Caldwell, Catawba	18
	26	Mecklenburg	49
	27A	Gaston	14
	27B	Cleveland,	10
		Lincoln
	28	Buncombe	13
	29A	McDowell, Rutherford	6
	29B	Henderson, Polk, Transylvania	7
	30	Cherokee, Clay, Graham,	11
		Haywood, Jackson, Macon,
		Swain."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 7A‑102(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The numbers and salaries of assistant clerks, deputy clerks, and other employees in the office of each clerk of superior court shall be determined by a workload formula adopted by the Conference of Clerks of Superior Court and recommended to the Administrative Officer of the Courts and after consultation with the clerk concerned. The allocation of deputy and assistant clerks on January 1, 2007, shall not be reduced without prior consultation with the clerk concerned. All personnel in the clerk's office are employees of the State. The clerk appoints the assistants, deputies, and other employees in the clerk's office to serve at his or her pleasure. Assistant and deputy clerks shall take the oath of office prescribed for clerks of superior court, conformed to the office of assistant or deputy clerk, as the case may be. Except as provided by subsection (c2) of this section, the job classifications and related salaries of each employee within the office of each superior court clerk shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Officer of the Courts after consultation with each clerk concerned and shall be subject to the availability of funds appropriated for that purpose by the General Assembly."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 7A‑132 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A‑132.  Judges, district attorneys, full‑time assistant district attorneys and magistrates for district court districts.
Each district court district shall have one or more judges and one district attorney. Each county within each district shall have at least one magistrate.
For each district  the numbers of district  judges shall be determined by a workload formula adopted by the Board of Governors of the Association of District Court Judges and recommended to the Administrative Officer of the Courts."
SECTION 4.  G.S. 7A‑133(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Each district court district shall have the minimum numbers of judges as set forth in the following table:

	District	Judges	County
	1	5	Camden
		Chowan
		Currituck
		Dare
		Gates
		Pasquotank
		Perquimans
	2	4	Martin
		Beaufort
		Tyrrell
		Hyde
		Washington
	3A	5	Pitt
	3B	6	Craven
		Pamlico
		Carteret
	4	8	Sampson
		Duplin
		Jones
		Onslow
	5	8	New Hanover
		Pender
	6A	3	Halifax
	6B	3	Northampton
		Bertie
		Hertford
	7	7	Nash
		Edgecombe
		Wilson
	8	6	Wayne
		Greene
		Lenoir
	9	4	Granville
		(part of Vance
		see subsection (b))
		Franklin
	9A	2	Person
		Caswell
	9B	2	Warren
		(part of Vance
		see subsection (b))
	10	16	Wake
	11	9	Harnett
		Johnston
		Lee
	12	9	Cumberland
	13	6	Bladen
		Brunswick
		Columbus
	14	7	Durham
	15A	4	Alamance
	15B	5	Orange
		Chatham
	16A	3	Scotland
		Hoke
	16B	5	Robeson
	17A	3	Rockingham
	17B	4	Stokes
		Surry
	18	13	Guilford
	19A	4	Cabarrus
	19B	7	Montgomery
		Moore
		Randolph
	19C	5	Rowan
	20A	4	Stanly
		Anson
		Richmond
	20B	1	(part of Union
		see subsection (b))
	20C	2	(part of Union
		see subsection (b))
	21	9	Forsyth
	22	9	Alexander
		Davidson
		Davie
		Iredell
	23	4	Alleghany
		Ashe
		Wilkes
		Yadkin
	24	4	Avery
		Madison
		Mitchell
		Watauga
		Yancey
	25	9	Burke
		Caldwell
		Catawba
	26	18	Mecklenburg
	27A	7	Gaston
	27B	5	Cleveland
		Lincoln
	28	7	Buncombe
	29A	3	McDowell
		Rutherford
	29B	4	Henderson
		Polk
		Transylvania
	30	6	Cherokee
		Clay
		Graham
		Haywood
		Jackson
		Macon
		Swain."
SECTION 5.  G.S. 7A‑133(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Each county shall have the numbers of magistrates determined by a workload formula adopted by the North Carolina Magistrates' Association and recommended to the Administrative Officer of the Courts and additional seats of district court, as set forth in the following table:
			Additional
	Magistrates	Seats of 
County	Min.		Court
Camden	3
Chowan	3
Currituck	4
Dare	6
Gates	2
Pasquotank	5
Perquimans	3
Martin	4
Beaufort	5.05
Tyrrell	3
Hyde	3.5
Washington	4
Pitt	10.5		Farmville
			Ayden
Craven	10		Havelock
Pamlico	3
Carteret	9
Sampson	7
Duplin	8
Jones	2
Onslow	11
New Hanover	11
Pender	4.8
Halifax	12		Roanoke
			Rapids,
			Scotland Neck
Northampton	5.25
Bertie	5
Hertford	6
Nash	9		Rocky Mount
Edgecombe	7		Rocky Mount
Wilson	7
Wayne	9		Mount Olive
Greene	4
Lenoir	7		La Grange
Granville	7
Vance	6
Warren	3.5
Franklin	7
Person	4
Caswell	4
Wake	18.5		Apex,
			Wendell, Fuquay‑
			Varina,
			Wake Forest
Harnett	10		Dunn
Johnston	11		Benson,
			Clayton,
			Selma
Lee	5.5
Cumberland	19
Bladen	5
Brunswick	9
Columbus	9.5		Tabor City
Durham	13
Alamance	12		Burlington
Orange	9		Chapel Hill
Chatham	6		Siler City
Scotland	5
Hoke	5
Robeson	15		Fairmont,
			Maxton,
			Pembroke,
			Red Springs,
			Rowland,
			St. Pauls
Rockingham	9		Reidsville,
			Eden,
			Madison
Stokes	5
Surry	9		Mt. Airy
Guilford	24.4		High Point
Cabarrus	9		Kannapolis
Montgomery	5
Randolph	10		Liberty
Rowan	9
Stanly	6
Union	7
Anson	5
Richmond	6		Hamlet 
Moore	6.5		Southern
			Pines
Forsyth	15		Kernersville
Alexander	4
Davidson	10		Thomasville
Davie	4
Iredell	9		Mooresville
Alleghany	2
Ashe	4
Wilkes	6
Yadkin	4
Avery	4
Madison	4
Mitchell	4
Watauga	5
Yancey	3
Burke	6.75
Caldwell	7
Catawba	10		Hickory
Mecklenburg	26.50
Gaston	17
Cleveland	8
Lincoln	6
Buncombe	15
Henderson	6.5
McDowell	4.5
Polk	4
Rutherford	7
Transylvania	4
Cherokee	4
Clay	2
Graham	2
Haywood	6.75		Canton
Jackson	5
Macon	3.5
Swain	3.75"
SECTION 6.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.